TN CM PICK TO BE ANNOUNCED ONCE NDA COMES TO POWER: BJP

December 31, 2020

CHENNAI: BJP’s refusal to acknowledge Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami as AIADMK-BJP Chief Minister candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections still continues, with the Tamil Nadu BJP in-charge C.T. Ravi tweeting: “It is clear that once the NDA comes to power in Tamil Nadu, NDA Co-ordination Committee will take...

Rajinikanth quits poll politics, cites health issues

December 30, 2020

Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth announced on Tuesday that he would not enter into electoral politics due to his health issues. In a statement issued on twitter at 11:50 am, Rajinikanth stated that his recent health condition is a God’s warning to him. In the three-page statement, Rajinikanth explained that even after...

Kamal Haasan’s top party leader joins BJP ahead of TN polls

December 26, 2020

CHENNAI: In a setback to Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan, ahead of the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, general-secretary A. Arunachalam joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday. On the occasion, Javadekar said: “I am very confident BJP will show...

RAJINIKANTH HOSPITALISED IN HYDERABAD OVER SEVERE BP FLUCTUATIONS

December 26, 2020

Superstar Rajinikanth, who was shooting for a film in Hyderabad, was admitted to a hospital on Friday for severe blood pressure fluctuations and exhaustion. In a statement issued by the hospital, it was said that he tested negative for coronavirus on 22 December. He underwent the Covid-19 test after four...

RAJINIKANTH IMPACT? RIFT REMAINS BETWEEN AIADMK AND BJP OVER CM CANDIDATE

December 25, 2020

CHENNAI: The ‘Rajini’ factor seems to be at play in Tamil Nadu. That’s what many political analysts in the state believe as far as the AIADMK-BJP relations are concerned. While the AIADMK government has made it clear that Edappadi K. Palaniswami would be the chief ministerial candidate, the BJP remains...

PMK WORKERS ATTACK DAYANIDHI MARAN’S CONVOY, SEEK APOLOGY FOR HIS ‘DEFAMATORY’ MONEY REMARK

December 24, 2020

CHENNAI: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s convoy was stopped by PMK workers who started pelting stones at his vehicles when he was travelling with his party members on Tuesday. Though stones were thrown at Dayanidhi Maran’s car, he escaped without any damage; three other cars were damaged in the incident. Maran...

STALIN MEETS GOVERNOR, LEVELS GRAFT CHARGES AGAINST CM, MINISTERS

December 23, 2020

NEW DELHI: DMK president M.K. Stalin met Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit at Raj Bhavan to hand over a 98-page report citing alleged corruption charges against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and his cabinet. After the meeting, which lasted more than 45 minutes, Stalin addressed the media, saying, “In the...

Ahead of Assembly polls, AIADMK calls executive, general council meet

December 22, 2020

Following the meeting at the party headquarters, in a joint statement, AIADMK convener O. Panneerselvam and co-convener Edappadi Palaniswami have called for the party’s executive and general council meeting on 9 January2021. Along with the announcement on Monday, the party also has announced that the first political public meeting will...

RAJINIKANTH MAY BE SUMMONED AGAIN OVER FIRING CASE

December 18, 2020

Chennai: The inquiry commission, headed by retired judge Aruna Jagadeesan, which is probing the Tuticorin firing case, is likely to summon actor Rajinikanth again. The inquiry commission’s advocate told the media: “Rajinikanth will be summoned soon. There is a possibility to summon him in January as he has already started...

191 STUDENTS IN IIT-M, 6 IN ANNA UNIVERSITY TEST COVID POSITIVE

December 17, 2020

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government had allowed final-year undergraduate students and post-graduate students to attend classes from November. Though the government allowed the colleges to function, it stated that students can attend classes on a voluntary basis. Since 1 December, 71 students have been tested positive inside the IIT Madras...